Forty-three faith leaders called on senators to support provisions that would allow the U.S. government to take practical steps toward drawing down prisoner population and eventually closing down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay.

A former Passport Inc. camper learned on Facebook Saturday that her friend from camp in Kenya was in the mall attacked by terrorists, leading her and others to realize the value of international relationships.

While neighbors in nearby West, Texas, reeled from a deadly fertilizer plant explosion, scholars gathered in Waco to discuss the lasting impact of the siege and raid on the Branch Davidian compound 20 years ago.